VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1899
NO 276
REBEL LOSSES
WERE HEAVY
Five Hnnirett WoraSel ani Hied and
Two EeM Prisoners.
REPORT FROM
GENERAL OTIS
Materialize Last Night Lively
Skirmishing in the Suburbs, Es
pecially Near Colocan.
Washington, Feb. 24. Otis has ca
bled the war department ae follows:
Manila, Feb. 24. Scandia arrived last
night. On the nights of the 21st, and
22nd and yesterday the insurgeat troops
gained access to the outskirts of the city
behind oar lines. About 1000 entrench
ed themselves. Xbey were completely
routed yesterday with a loss in killed
and wounded of about five hundred, and
two bandied prieoners. Our loss was
very slight.
The city is quiet. Confidence has
been restored, and business is pro
gressing. OTIS.
Skirmishing Continues.
Manila, Feb. 2410 :30 a. m. Owing
to wholesale arrests of all suspected Fili
pinos yesterday and the clearance of the
streets at 7 p. m., the threatened re
newal of the scenes of the previous night
did not occur. With the exception of a
few shots fired in the neighborhood of
the penitentiary, the city was as quiet
as possible.
Outside of Manila the rebels were very
active. Near Calocan the brigade com
manded by General H. G. Otis had sev
eral lively skirmishes with the rebels,
but at daylight the enemy-was driven
back with severe losses.
The feeling in this city is much im
proved today, and business generally has
been resumed. Excellent order is main
tained by General Hughes' police.
The transport Scandia, with the Twen
tieth infantry on board, has arrived here
from San Francisco.
All duties on importations of fresh
fruits, vegetables and meats, have been
temporarily suspended.
4:44 p. m. The enemy's sharpshoot
ers have been particularly active about
Calocan all day. - Special attention was
paid to a three-gun battery near the
railroad, and the improvement of the
. rebel marksmanship' was very notice
able. The rebels fired volleys at the
battery,' bullets frequently skimming
the tops of the sandbags.
A lieutenant of the Twentieth Kansas
volunteers,' and three other men were
slightly wounded. . A man was killed
in the trenches today.
The rebel battery has not been used
since the ehell from the Monadnock was
exploded over it yesterday.
The enemy's ' fire was so hot during
the night in the vicinity of Higgins'
house that the headquarters were re
moved to a church 400 yards inside of
the line.
A few small fires have destroyed sev
eral native houses in the outskirts of
the city. "
The Twentieth infantry is being die
embarked from the transport Scandia.'
Reinforcements Nearly There.
Washington, Feb. 24. It is thought
that reinforcements to the number of
2500 will reach Manila within a week.
His Family Prostrated.
Spokane, Wash.. Feb. 23. A Toronto.
Canada, special to the Spokane-Review
says:
"The terrible news of young Jim
Hally'a death in a gambling-den came
i xy
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAL BAKWQ POWDER
as a thunder-bolt to the lad's father, on
Saturday. The relatives were making
preparations for the boy's return home
from the West this week. The corre
spondent called at the home of the de
ceased early this morning. -The father,
out of sympathy for the family, at first
was disposed to deny any connection
with the deceased. Finally the father
said he had received an account of his
son's death last Saturday, but was not
acquainted with the facts leading up to
the crime. In March last young' Hally
left for Vancouver, B. C, to go into
basiness, being sent out by his father,
who gave him a substantial sum of
money. Everthing went well until his
arrest for murder. The father was for
giving and willingly contributed large
sums of money for his sou's defense.
The dead man is 22 years of age, and the
only eon of John Hally, superintendent
of the Toronto branch of the Canadian
Kubber .Company."
CATARRH OF
THE STOMACH
A Pleasant, Simple: but Safe and Ef
fecual Cure for It
Catarrh of the stomach baa long been
considered the next thing to incurable.
The usual symptoms area full or bloat
ing sensation after eating, accompanied
sometimes with sour and watery risings,
a formation of gases, causing pressure
on the heart and lungs and difficult
breathing ; headaches, fickle appetite,
nervousness and a general played out
languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the mouth
coated tongue and if the interior of the
stomach could be seen it would show a
slimy, inflamed condition.
The cure of this common and 'obsti
nate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily .thor
oughly digested before it can to ferment
and irritate the delicate mucus surfaces
of the stomach. To secure a prompt and
healthy digestion is the one necessary
thing to do, and when normal digestion
is secured the catarrhal condition will
have disappeared.
According to Dr. Harlanson the safest
and best treatment is to use after each
meal a tablet,composed of Diataee, Asep
tic Pepein, a little Nnx, Golden Seal
and truit acids. These tablets can now
be found at all drugstores nnder the
name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and
not being a patent medicine can be used
with perfect safety and assurance that
healthy appetite and thorough digestion
will certainly follow their regular use af
ter meals.
Mr. N. J. Booher, of 2710 Dearborn
street, Chicago, 111., writes : "Catarrh
is a local condition resulting rom - a
neglected cold in the head, wbereby the
lining membranes of the nose become
inflamed and the poisonous discharge
therefrom passing . backward into the
throat reaches the stomach, . thus pro
ducing catarrh of the stomach. Medical
authorities prescribed for me for three
years for catarrh of the stomach without
cure, but today I am the happiest of
men after using only one box of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. J. cannot find ap
propriate words to express my good feel
ing." I have found flesh, appetite and
sound rest from their use." '
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest
preparation as well as the simplest and
most convenient remedy for any form of
indigestion, catarrh of the stomach,
billiousness, sour stomach, heartburn
and bloating after meals.
bend lor little Doofc mailed free, - on
stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich. The tablets can
be found at all drugstores. '
DeWitf Little Early Risers,
The famous tittle pills.
& I?JttV(DEQ
pp., HEW YORK.
SIMM0NDS TO
THE RESCUE
Norwegian Steamship Sundal Narrowly
Escape Impressment Into the Ser
vice of Nicaragua.
New Orleans, Feb. z4. The steam
ship Sundal has arrived from Blnefields,
where she would have been seized last
Saturday by General Reyes had it not
been for the action of Captain Simmonds,
commander of the United States gunboat
Marietta.
Recently Reyes dispatched a small
force to seize $40,000 in the custom-house
at Cape Gracias. The expedition was
eminently successful, but the leader, in
stead of returning with his men to join
Reyes, deserted his command ' and
escaped up the coast.
General Reyes learned of his subordi
nate's desertion Saturday last, and gave
notice of his intention of seizing the
Sundal to give chase. The captain of the
Sundal, which flies the Norwegian flag,
appealed to the British man-of-war
Intrepid for protection, which was
refused. He then appealed to the
Marietta and Captain Simmonds gave
notice that be would tolerate no inter
ference with the ship. The Sundal left
that night for this port.
The captain ot the Sundal says that
when he left Blnefields General Reyes
was preparing for an expedition against
Greytown with most of bis army on the
guuboat San Jacinto.
The Nicaragaau consul here has re
ceived a message from President Zelaya,
directing that he issue no more clear
ances for vessels bound for 'Nicaraguan
pprts. It is presumed that the object of
this order is to prevent any assistance
'that might be sent Reyes from this port.
THE BODY OF
ANDREE FOUND
Sportsmam Who Made the Discovory
Says He Will Soon Furnish Tang
ible Proof of His Statement
New York, Feb! 24. A dispatch to
the World from Berlin says : The fol
lowing letter, in regard to the finding of
Andree, is published in the Siberian
Advertiser. It is from a well-known
sportsman named Kjalen :
"I hasten to inform you that Andree'e
baloon has been found. . I was running
on enowshoes after Elk in the private
foreBt of South Yenisei, and came across
tracks of Andree. It was three hundred
and fifty versts from Knasnoiars and
one hundred versts from the gold wash
ings in San Vinich, down to the pit of
the river.
, "The baloon aud ropes' were torn and
three bodies lay at its side, one with a
broken skull.
"Please prepare assistance so the bal
loon and bodies can be . brought to the
washings at San Vinich, which can only
be done by means of snowshoes.
"I guarantee the truth, of these facte
and shall soon be in Tomsk."
Red Mot From the Gun
Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman
of Newark, Mich., in the Civil War. It
caused horrible nlcers that no treat
ment helped for twenty years. Then
Bocklen's Arnica Salve cured, him. It
cures cuts, bruises, burns boils, felons
corn 8, skin eruptions. Best pile cure on
earth. Twenty-five cents a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by Blakeley & Hough
ton, druggists. . - ' !
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is what It wa made for.
THE NAVAL
BILL PASSED
The House OYerMe the Committee
Amendments.
DEWEY WILL
BE AN ADMIRAL
Price for Armor-Plate Cut Down
River and Harbor Bill in
the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 23. The naval ap
propriation bill finally passed the house
this afternoon, alter four days of acri
monious debate, most of which was
spent upon the question of rehabilitating
the naval academy at Annapolis in ac
cordance with the scheme inaugurated
by the appropriation of $50,000 in the
laet naval bill, and the proposition to in
crease the maximum price to be paid for
armor-plate to $545 per ton, the existing
law limiting it to $400. Upon both
propositions the naval committee suf
fered signal defeats. The amendment to
build a great armor plant was ruled out
upon a point of order, but after debate,
in which the price to be paid for armor
was cut down from $545, the price which
the committee insisted was being paid
for the new Krupp armor, to $445, a
proviso was also added precluding the
government fiom paying more than was
paid by any other foreign government
for similar armor. When the bill was
reported to the house, Boutelle attempt
ed to secure a reversal of the verdicts of
the committee of the whole on the naval
academy and armor-plate amendments,
but in most casses he vwas defeated, a
motion to recommit the bill made by
him being voted down, 79 to 155. An
other victory over the committee was ee
cured by the adoption of a provision to
the naval bill creating therank of admi
ral of thenavy.This was accomplished by
Moody, who offered a copy of the senate
bill creating this rank as an amend
ment to the naval bill. The amend
ment was clearly subject to the point of
order against it raised by Boutelle, but
the sentiment of the house was so ap
parently unanimously in favor of the
amendment that he withdrew the point
of order and it was adopted . without a
dissenting vote. The naval committee
had amended the senate bill so as to
create also the rank of vice-admiral, but
Moody's amendment was the original
senate bill without the provision.
The house declined to consider the
Brown-Swanson contested election case
in the fourth Virginia district by a vote
of 132 to 90. This is the second attempt
to call up this case.
During the entire session today the
senate bad under consideration the river
and harbor bill. Good progress was
made, 89 pageB having been disposed of,
with the exception of one amendment.
. Dewey Wants the Oregon.
Washington, Feb. 24. The following
dispatch has been received at the navy
department:
- Manila, Feb. 24. For political reasons
the Oregon should be sent here at
once. The Yorktown has arrived. The
Cbarlestown and Petrel are cruising
around the Philippine islands. Affaire
are more quiet.
Washington, Feb. 24. The navy de
partment expects the Oregon .to arrive
at Manila about March 10.
Working Night and Day
The busiest and toightieat little thing
that ever was made is Dr. King's New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health, that changes weakness
into' strength, lietlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 25 cents per box. Sold by Blakeley
& Houghton. 3
Further
Evidence
as to our just claim of having
Muslin Underwear of high
quality combined with low
price, can best be obtained at
our Muslin Underwear de
partment this week.
Special
Demonstration
EVluslin Wear.
Counters heaped with- a collection ot well-made, neatly
trimmed Muslin Undergarments, offered you at prices that
are less than the cost of each single garment, if you did
the sewing, muslin and trimming buying. You know what
home-made garments cost; make a memo, of the figure,
then come here and see if we can't give you a better gar
ment for the same money. Muslin Undergarments at
10c, 12c, 19c, 29c, 55c, 79c and $1.13.
PL OQ. ttlilliams & Co. 1
GhWniele Publishing Co,
The.
The Dalles, Oregon.
Millions Given Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid- to be generous to the
needy and suffering, The proprietors
of Dr. King's New Discovery for con
sumption, coughs and colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles of this
great medicine ; and have the satisfac
tion of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
bronchitis, hoarseness and all diseases
of the throat, chest and lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on Blakeley & Hough
ton, druggists, and get a free trial bottle.
Regular size, 50 cents and $1. Every
bottle guaranteed or price refunded. 3
Elegant new Pullman palace sleepers
between Portland and Chicago have just
been placed in service via the O. E. &
o
in
We fiaVe...
PRINTERS.
Qaiek Ulotk.
Reasonable Prices .
N., Oregon Short Line, Union Pacific
and Chicago fe Northwestern railways
daily every day in the year. Cars are of
the very latest pattern, in fact being the
most improved up-to-date sleeping cars
turned out by the Pullman Company.
These new palaces will leave Portland on
the evening fast train of the O. K. & N.
arriving at Chicago the morning of the
ourth day and running through with
out change via Granger and Omaha. 19tf
Flano Toning:.
Mr. Howard S. Soule, of Soule Bros.,
tuners and repairers office and repair
shop, 128 First street, Portland, Ore.,
who will make regular trips to this city,
will be at The Dalles for several days.
All work guaranteed in the way of tun
ing, tone and action legulating, repair
ing and case refinishing. Please leave
orders at Umatilla house. - Feb24-lw